is a
massively multiplayer online role-playing game
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a video game that combines aspects of a role-playing video game and a massively multiplayer online game.
As in role-playing games (RPGs), the player assumes the role of a Player charac ...
, developed by Dwango and published by
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game ...
(formerly
Enix
was a Japanese video game publisher that produced video games, anime and manga. Enix is known for publishing the ''Dragon Quest'' series of role-playing video games.
The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975, as . Th ...
). It has been released in
Japan
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,
Taiwan
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, and
Chinese Mainland
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since 2001.
On June 27, 2007, Square Enix announced that service of ''Cross Gate'' in Japan will be terminated on September 30, 2007. This will not affect the servers in Chinese Mainland, Taiwan and Korea.
The sequel to the game, ''
Concerto Gate
is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Ponsbic and Square Enix. The game was released in Japan in 2007, and a planned North American release was cancelled after a beta release in July 2008.
Gameplay
The battle style is a ...
'', has finished its testing phase in Japan.
Gameplay
''Cross Gate'' uses a traditional Japanese cartoon style and
2D graphics system with player characters pre-rendered in
3D. The battle style is turn-based, resembling the ''
Dragon Quest
previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a franchise of Japanese role-playing video games created by Armor Project (Yuji Horii), Bird Studio (Akira Toriyama) and Sugiyama Kobo (Koichi Sugiyama) to its publi ...
'' series, and players may choose to team up to a maximum of five players. There are 56 possible character choices, including 14 unique characters with four color variations. The game includes over 60 jobs and 80 unique skills.
One of the distinctive features of this game is its "Creature System." Slightly similar to the ''
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
'' series, this game allows players to carry five creatures with them while traveling and place one creature fighting with them while battling. There is a character class specialized in catching those creatures and trading them in an open marketplace where players bid for the strongest, rarest, or cutest creatures. By assigning ability points to five different dimensions when the creature levels up, players may grow their unique creatures. There are around 200 creatures to collect.
Expansions
There has been three official expansion packs released for this game, involving two additional developers in this MMORPG.
*''Cross Gate: Power-Up Kit Tatsu no Sunadokei'', released December 13, 2002
*''Cross Gate: Power-Up Kit 2 Rakuen no Tamago'', released December 18, 2003
*''Cross Gate: Power-Up Kit 3 Tenkai no Kishi to Hoshiei no Utahime'', released December 22, 2004
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